Cath is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Sandfire Resources. She has extensive leadership and sustainability expertise and is passionate about diversity and creating a better future through sustainable mining. She is skilled in managing a broad range of sustainability and operational issues including the global challenge of climate change and the protection of biodiversity and human rights.  She has worked collaboratively with communities and governments on a range of projects and having started her career in environmental management, has extensive expertise in mitigating and managing the impacts of mining on communities and the environment. Cath holds a Bachelor of Science (Environmental) from the University of Western Australia, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Curtin University and is a graduate of the Australia Institute of Company Directors.